CHILDHOOD OCULAR TRAUMA- AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF EASTERN INDIA

Abstract

Santanu Sinha Babu

Childhood ocular trauma is an important cause of disabling ocular morbidity. One third of the ocular trauma causing loss of vision is limited in the first decade of life. Children are more commonly affected because of their underdeveloped motor skills and high curiosity. Visual prognosis of severe ocular trauma is really challenging in paediatric age group. We wanted to study the causes and types of paediatric ocular injuries clinically. We also wanted to study the causes and types of ocular injuries in different ages, sexes, with an urban-rural distribution.

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